Choice of Surgical Procedure for Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

J Clin Med. 2022 Sep 14;11(18):5396. doi: 10.3390/jcm11185396.

¹ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan.
² Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Saiseikai Kawaguchi General Hospital, 5-11-5 Nishikawaguchi, Kawaguchishi 332-8558, Japan.
³ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumaicho, Showa Ward, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan.
⁴ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo Ward, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.

Abstract

In cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL), spinal cord compression causes neurologic symptoms [...].

This research received no external funding.